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BlackBerry Storm finally official

Research in Motion finally unveiled its first touchscreen smartphone in a joint announcement confirming the phone's exclusive worldwide release through Vodafone.

Nokia unveils 'Tubular' 5800 touch phone

Nokia today announced its latest XpressMusic mobile handset, the long-awaited 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen phone, known originally as the Nokia Tube.

Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all.

HTC launches the Touch Pro in Australia

HTC today announced local availability and pricing for the latest in its Touch series of smartphones, the Touch Pro.

HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva unveiled

Alongside its announcement of the crush-worthy Touch HD, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has announced two touchscreen baby brothers: the Touch 3G and the Touch Viva.

HTC officially reveals the Touch HD

HTC officially announced the Touch HD, a Windows Mobile smartphone featuring an enormous 3.8-inch touchscreen display.

RIM announces 'lifestyle' apps for BlackBerry

In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smartphone more appealing to consumers.

Aussies left out of 'global' Xperia X1 release

Sony Ericsson has announced that the Xperia X1 smartphone will be released in the UK, Germany and Switzerland on 30 September, but Australia will not see the X1 until at least three months later.

Move over T9, here comes Swype

The inventor of the T9 keyboard technology for numeric keypads, Cliff Kushler, is back in the game with a new alphanumeric entry technology for today's devices: touchscreen laptops and smartphones. His new technology, Swype, is quite simple to use, although beneath the user interface there's a lot going on.

Nokia phones to support Exchange

Nokia took aim at smartphone rival RIM this week, announcing plans to expand the number of devices that will automatically be capable of accessing Microsoft corporate email via the software giant's Exchange platform.

RIM's first clamshell BlackBerry

Research in Motion has unveiled its first, long-awaited BlackBerry smartphone in a clamshell format.

Zune phone concept: Hot or not?

It's definitely fake but this concept design for a touchscreen Zune smartphone certainly seems like the kind of device to shake the Apple iPhone tree.

Tethering coming soon to iPhone 3G?

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apparently confirmed that Apple and AT&T are planning to introduce tethering functionality to the iPhone, turning the handset into a mobile broadband modem.

Android Developer Challenge winners focus on location

Google announces the winners of its Android Developer Challenge and awards US$3.75 million in prizes for 20 applications designed for its Android mobile phone operating system.

Nokia takes 'Lonely Planet' mobile

Tired of lugging a big travel book on vacation? Some Nokia phone users won't have to. They'll be able to download Lonely Planet travel guides directly onto their mobile handsets.

Palm Treo Pro plays peek-a-boo

An image of Palm's latest smartphone, the Treo Pro, has appeared briefly on the company's website before being taken down, but not before a screenshot was snapped.

BlackBerry Javelin plays little brother to Bold

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion is to release a pared back version of its recent BlackBerry Bold smartphone, known as the Javelin.

3G iPhone gets Gartner approval

Apple's iPhone 3G smartphone is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner.

Google's Android phone to go on sale in September?

US mobile carrier T-Mobile could carry the HTC manufactured Android mobile smartphone as early as September, a phone referred to in blogs as the HTC Dream.

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